diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Block8x8.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Block8x8.cs
index 0b69e3f8b..acde84c91 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Block8x8.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Block8x8.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components
         public Block8x8(Span<short> coefficients)
         {
             ref byte selfRef = ref Unsafe.As<Block8x8, byte>(ref this);
-            ref byte sourceRef = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(MemoryMarshal.Cast<short, byte>(coefficients));
+            ref byte sourceRef = ref Unsafe.As<short, byte>(ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(coefficients));
             Unsafe.CopyBlock(ref selfRef, ref sourceRef, Size * sizeof(short));
         }